Wedgetail's mission is to conserve and restore biodiversity through sustainable investment. We do this by providing financial capital to businesses that put biodiversity at the heart of their business models, resulting in better financial returns and better outcomes for nature at the same time. We are based in Australia but work on global projects, unified by the biggest of ambitions to bend the curve on biodiversity loss by 2030.
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Since September we've... 1. Invested in Doselva PBC, Courageous Land and UNOCACE 2. Visited Central Cacao, Team Tap and Pro Eco Azuero 3. Held an offsite in Lutruwita/Tasmania 4. Attended the Nature-Positive Summit 5. Launched The Quoin Journal 6. Filmed with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) 7. Hosted a BioBlitz And a whole lot more...
With the year’s end approaching, we’ve taken a moment to reflect. However, we’ve remained aware that for nature, a year is but a moment. Trees measure their lives in decades, coral reefs in centuries, and the Earth itself in eons. What truly endures isn’t the turn of a calendar page, but the ripple effects of our actions. As 2025 draws closer, 2030 and 2100 are drawing closer too. Humans are one species among millions, yet our influence on the future of all life is immense. This influence comes with a responsibility to think beyond ourselves, to consider every species we share this planet with and the intricate systems that connect us all. And therein lies the key to tackling the biodiversity crisis. We must think in stages and systems. We must reimagine the world we want now and the world we’ll never see. And we must take the time to celebrate small wins without losing sight of the long journey ahead. Every day, all of us co-write the future. #naturepositive
Death affects all of us deeply, with diverse traditions and practices worldwide. There is much to learn from the ways different cultures honour their dead. By drawing from both ancient and emerging practices, we can find environmental approaches to death that could evolve with population growth. Furthermore, these approaches could foster new economic models that benefit both local communities and nature’s ecosystems alike, creating a system that respects both life and death in nature-positive ways. Keep reading: https://buff.ly/3CYy0ZD #naturepositivedeath
One of our motion-activated cameras recently captured this sequence of a curious wedge-tailed eagle. Follow The Quoin's Instagram > https://buff.ly/45I6SZs < for more updates.
On the New South Wales coast, framed by 300-year-old spotted gum trees, is the entrance to Walawaani Way, an 18-hectare natural burial ground. Walawaani Way won’t bury its first body until 2025 at the earliest, but already, founder Fiona McCuaig has sold 51 plots upfront, and she’s taking people on tours through the property almost daily. “A lot of people don’t want their last decision to be bad for the planet. They love the idea of their body being a gift to it instead,” she says. Learn more: https://buff.ly/3CYy0ZD 📸: Olivia Andrews and Andrew Peacock respectively.
A pademelon having an early evening munch. Follow The Quoin's Instagram > https://buff.ly/45I6SZs < for more updates.
That's a wrap on filming at The Quoin with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Watch this space!
“Death is a reminder, on a daily basis, that I am part of nature,” says Recompose Founder Katrina Spade. “I appreciate the very tactile fact of the atoms and molecules that were once us becoming something else. It’s a reminder that we are part of something greater than ourselves.” In our latest newsletter, we explore our systems around death, and ask, what else needs reimagining? Read it here: https://buff.ly/3CYy0ZD 📸: Mat Hayward/Getty Images, Sasii, Nick Fox and lko, respectively.
Rain gauges and thermometers aren’t new... But these traditional ways of measuring nature had two limitations. 1. They had no memory of their own. 2. People had to go to the instruments to take measurements and record them. A modern sensor network overcomes these limitations. At our living laboratory The Quoin, we have six pairs of sensors permanently in the field. Learn more: https://buff.ly/4fy4pVq In three locations, we pair a weather station with a soil moisture sensor. And in three other locations, a combined temperature/humidity/CO2 sensor is paired with a fuel moisture sensor. This means, instead of us checking a rain gauge every morning, or a thermometer every hour, we get data every 15 minutes, day and night, in a centralised location for storage and analysis. This sensor network helps us to learn the rhythms and patterns of the landscape and make good decisions. #naturetech
Today, Ashleigh Barraclough and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) crew will return to The Quoin for a second day of filming, this time with our CEO Lisa Kate Miller. Keep your eyes peeled for the upcoming story! 📸: Cassie Harrex/UTAS